Clinical Trial: Insulin Treatment in Cancer Cachexia
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Insulin Treatment in Cancer Cachexia: Effects on Survival, Metabolism and Physical Functioning. A Randomized Prospective Study.
Brief Summary: The study is designed to evaluate whether daily insulin treatment to weight losing cancer patients attenuates progression of cancer cachexia and improves metabolism.
Detailed Summary: Randomized study with long-term follow-up based on survival, health related quality of life, food intake, resting energy expenditure, body composition, exercise capacity and measurement of metabolic efficiency.
Sponsor: Göteborg University
Current Primary Outcome:
- Health related quality of life,
- food intake,
- resting energy expenditure,
- body composition,
- metabolic efficiency,
- spontaneous physical activity,
- blood and hormonal tests
- serum tumor markers
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome: Survival
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Göteborg University
Dates:
Date Received: May 23, 2006
Date Started: January 2000
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 20, 2009
Last Verified: August 2009